South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 671

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Leatherman
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22958htc05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on March 29, 2005
Introduced in the House on May 24, 2005
Last Amended on May 18, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Health insurance coverage

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/29/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   3/29/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-6
   5/12/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-16
   5/18/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-44
   5/18/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-44
   5/18/2005  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-44
   5/19/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-46
   5/24/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-10
   5/24/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-10
   5/26/2005  House   Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-45
    6/1/2005  House   Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-21

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/29/2005
5/12/2005
5/18/2005
5/26/2005

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RECALLED

May 26, 2005

S. 671

Introduced by Senator Leatherman

S. Printed 5/26/05--H.

Read the first time May 24, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3575 SO AS TO ALLOW A TAX CREDIT OF FIFTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PREMIUMS PAID BY A TAXPAYER PURSUANT TO AN INDIVIDUAL POLICY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, UP TO THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH TAXABLE YEAR FOR EACH COVERED INDIVIDUAL, AND TO PROHIBIT A DOUBLE BENEFIT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 25, Chapter 6, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 12-6-3575.    (A)    An individual taxpayer meeting the eligibility requirements of subsection (B) of this section may claim as a nonrefundable credit against the income tax imposed pursuant to 12-6-510 an amount equal to fifty percent of the premium costs the individual paid during the taxable year for health insurance coverage as defined in Section 38-74-10(5), that offers coverage to the individual, his spouse, or a person he was eligible to claim as a dependent on his federal income tax return, or any combination of these people, for the taxable year. The credit allowed by this section may not exceed three thousand dollars for each qualifying individual covered by a policy for which a credit is claimed. A nonresident who claims the credit allowed by this section shall reduce the amount of the credit in the same manner as nonresident individuals reduce personal exemptions and applicable standard deduction or itemized deductions pursuant to Section 12-6-1720(2).

(B)    The credit allowed by this section is available only to an individual taxpayer who held a policy of health insurance covering the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a person the taxpayer was eligible to claim as a dependent on his federal income tax return, or any combination of these people from an insurance company which has withdrawn from writing health insurance policies in this State and the taxpayer, in replacing the insurance with a policy having substantially the same coverage, has been assigned to the South Carolina Health Insurance Pool established pursuant to Chapter 74 of Title 38 with a higher premium than the former policy.

(C)    A credit is not allowed for premium payments that are deducted or excluded from the taxpayer's income for the taxable year, whether the deduction or exclusion was due to a South Carolina modification pursuant to Article 9 of this chapter or was due to an exclusion or deduction, which resulted in a reduction of the taxpayer's federal taxable income.

(D)    A taxpayer who claims the credit allowed by this section shall provide information required by the department to demonstrate that the taxpayer is eligible for the credit and that the amount paid for premiums for which the credit is claimed was not excluded from the taxpayer's gross income for the taxable year."

SECTION    2.    Upon approval by the Governor, this act is effective for taxable years beginning after 2004.

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